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          coming in right next to me. I heard from   was now six o’clock. The tower crane   because I had only travelled in England
          a distance, “What do you think you are   was glad to see me but still, he had lots   all my life and I knew nothing about
          doing? This place is dangerous, you   of work to do. I thanked him for the   the  outside  world.  Next,  there  was
          know?”  Up  high  above  me  stood  a   information and he wished me good   friendship  which  no  one  could
          tower crane, turning its position getting   luck. As I rushed across to the other end   purchase. There was the person who
          ready to unload the ship. I answered   of the portside, I made lots of friends   gave homeless animals good food
          him with a cheerful voice, “I am on my   like Larry the ferry who was travelling   every night, and the local creatures
          way to that ocean liner over there for   across the channel to England, and            were very friendly even to strangers.
          an  adventure!  I  am  not  afraid  of            a  gang  of  18-wheelers  who  were        Being friendly to others would give you
          danger!” “Oh! You’re the cat! Alright   travelling across Europe every day      friendliness from them. And for anyone,
          then, if your destination is that ship,   carrying important cargos. I listened to   if we knew them well enough, there was
          then you need to hurry. It is going to   their stories about places around the   no speech which would speak louder
          leave  at  seven  o’clock.  Don’t  let        world before I finally made it to the ship   than your expressions and real feelings.
          anything get in your way! I’ve heard   entrance. It was time now for me to   The most important matter that I
          about you from another train, the one   make the decision which I had already   figured out was that “happiness” does
          which  brought  your  master  to  the         made. My journey of a lifetime began   not depend on one person. It is up to
          passenger section. I’m not sure if he’s   right  here,  right  now.  I  was  to  be           the way we think, and decide what to
          aboard that ship nor know where he is.”   travelling alone now with nothing but   feel about the situation. Happiness can
          I answered with my joyous speech,   friendship and joy. The grand bell rang   be shared, and can be kept. And about
          “Really? Am I that famous now? This is   again to inform me that it was time to   the traveling of mine. The destination
          awesome! And I am telling you now, I   leave.  Now  I  was  truly  facing  an              did  not  indicate  happiness  at  all.
          think that my dream isn’t to find my   uncertain but exciting future!     Instead, it would be gathered over time
          man anymore; it is to find the adventure   Since I got lost from my owner, I   in the form of excitements and delights.
          of my own, and enjoy my life!”  learnt  many  things.  First  of  all,  my   It was now time for me to follow my
             Then I heard a grand bell echo   thought was that I knew no place where   dreams - to travel around the world.
          throughout the port, signaling that it   I  had  never  been. That  was  true,
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